Mark MacLean

Mark MacLean is a writer and editor who lives in Newcastle, NSW.

His book "A Year Down the Drain", based on his popular blog about his exploration of Newcastle's stormwater drains, became a surprise bestseller in 2013.

The stories in his collection "The New Landscape" drew upon his time living in locations as diverse as Cumbria, where he grew up, and Alice Springs, where he lived for several years and worked as the publisher at an Aboriginal adult education college. His new book, the memoir "Five Boxes", looks at our connection to the past through our possessions.